What was it like in Ashtead? 0-1500 AD
| AD | ||
| Jesus Christ lives in the Middle East & is crucified AD30; his disciples experience his resurrection | 0 | Romans invade Britain in AD43 and build Stane Street passing south of Ashtead; later known as Pebble Lane |
| 100 | ||
| Constantine, Roman Emperor, professes conversion to Christian faith 310 AD | Roman Villa stands in Ashtead Woods with tile works | |
| St Augustine comes to Canterbury as first Archbishop in Britain 597 | 500 | Nothing known |
| William the Conqueror wins Battle of Hastings 1066 Normans occupy England and Wales | 1000 | Turgis, the Saxon, supporter of King Harold, loses his land in Ashtead |
| Domesday Survey of Britain 1086
King Henry I establishes peace and loses son in Channel storm 1120 |
1100 | Bishop Odo of Bayeux has been given Ashtead
Laurence of San Sepulchro, from Rouen, settled in manor of Ashtead about 1120 |
| Magna Carta signed by King John at Runnymede 1215 | 1200 | Laurence's descendants, De la Mare family, live in manor of Ashtead |
| War with Scotland: Scots win battle of Bannockburn 1314 | 1300 | John de Montfort young lord of Ashtead Manor is killed at Stirling |
| The Black Death plague strikes 1347 - 1350 | 1400 | Three clergymen appointed to Ashtead in succession *. Two of them quite possibly fell victim to the plague |
| Columbus discovers America 1492 | 1500 | St Giles Church probably rebuilt at this time with present tower |
* These were Chantry Priests and so do not appear in the tables of past Rectors & Vicars
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